jessrulesdaworld Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 What is the easiest way of removing the background leaving just the main item. Magic wand never seems to highlights everything I want and i only other way I can do it is by literally using a graphic tablet to draw round pictures any advise welcomed Thanks Jess (new paint.net user if that isnt obvious :? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 A combination of the "Magic Wand" and the "Eraser" is the best your going to get. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleek II Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 also try adjusting the Magic Wand's "MW" Tolerance in the tool bar. Also if you hold "shift" while selecting with the MW it will select every thing in it's range on the photo. Also, you should use the Lasso. When using the Lasso hold "Ctrl" to keep what you have already selected and hold right click to unselect. Once you you have done all you can do you have to go in with the Eraser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Best method is directly depending on the picture... For a difficult image I create a duplicated layer and use the posterise effect and/or turn it into B/W and/or adjustment/curves.... etc to reduce the color depth and isolate the subject... Then it's time to use the magic wand on top layer and delete on original layer... Post your picture for more tips... Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korteck Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I'm sold on the alphamask plugin for cutting out the background. It does an awesome job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Hopefully there will be a magnetic lasso coming... Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 *coughs at the superfast code of the magnetic lasso that would be hard as heck to code* Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korteck Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 What does a magnetic lasso do that the regular one doesn't? I'm just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 That's what I was afraid of ****SPIRITS**** Edited by Rick: Removed excessive junk *****spirits***** Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Could you please stop that sprits thing? Just make a frown smiley... That's really getting annoying. Sorry to be harsh, but yeah... My scrolling finger is tired... Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosswalker Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 What does a magnetic lasso do that the regular one doesn't? I'm just curious. Generally a magnetic lasso is a combination of a magic wand and a lasso. You click (or draw) multiple points along the border of an object and it detects what you're outlining (via. color difference I think) and applies an algorithm to select the object entirely. I'm not exactly sure of the accuracy of that. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 That's what I was afraid of****SPIRITS**** annoying stuff edited out *****spirits***** Yes, stop the "spirits" bloody potato. It's very annoying. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 I'm sold on the alphamask plugin for cutting out the background. It does an awesome job. Is there a tut on this? I usually just use the m.w. and eraser but if theres an easier way than I'm all for it Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalD Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 yes there is a tut on removing or changing background and it was by me ^^ http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=1492 Quote Edited by CMD: Maximum combined dimensions of all signature images must not exceed 500x150 You may remove this tag at your earliest convenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korteck Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Thank you crosswalker. I appreciate that. Yeah jake, it's a great way to precisely cut something out. You can cut out the background or the target image, it doesn't matter. The coolest thing is that as you're applying the mask over your subject, if you make a mistake and cut too much, you don't have to use the back button and waste a lot of pixels you've already cut. You can just right click and it restores those pixels as you draw over them again. You can also save a used mask and use it again later if you decide to cutout the same picture. Trust me, if I can learn how to use it, anybody can. Here's the link to the Alphamask plugin: http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=2178 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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